Wharry family name history and map
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Wharry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 105 people named Wharry in Ireland; roughly one in every 42,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 48 men and 57 women.
Counties with Wharry in Ireland
The Wharrys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 99% of them (104 people). Next came Down (1).
Wharry average age in 1911
The average Wharry in 1911 was 24.3 years old, 23.9 for men and 24.6 for women; noticeably younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Wharry literacy in 1911
Of the Wharrys whose literacy was recorded, 78.6% could both read and write, 4.9% could read but not write, and 16.5% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Wharry common first names
The most common male names were John (8), William, James, Robert and Samuel. For women it was Annie (6), followed by Jane, Mary, Agnes and Lizzie.
Wharry occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Wharry's census form was "Scholar"; 21.9% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.3%), textile worker (7.6%), farm labourer (5.7%) and domestic servant (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21% of all Wharrys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Wharry?
Wharrys were predominantly Presbyterian (85.7%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (2.9%), Unitarian (2.9%), Anglican (1%) and Plymouth Brethren (1%).
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Wharry statistics (1911)
Number: 105
Rank: 3,735
Average Age: 24
Wharry in the USA (2020)
Number: 461
Rank: 49,315
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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